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The Bird brothers talk about the Marvel Comics comic books they grew up reading. Steve has been a comics pro since 2000 and Matt is the author of “The Secrets of Story: Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and Captivating Readers." They’re eightie

Steve and Matt Bird


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    125 Marvel Reread Club December 1967 (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 66:08


    MRC finishes off December of 1967 with Fantastic Four 69, Strange Tales 163 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense 96 with Iron Man and Captain America, Avengers 47, and a bonus fifth book: Marvel Super-Heroes 12 introducing Captain Marvel! (No, not that one. Or that one. The other one.) The Id-Receptor of the Psionic-Revelation Eavesdropper! Goobers! 180 degree manspreading! Check it out!

    124 Marvel Reread Club December 1967 (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 74:56


    MRC plows into December 1967 with Amazing Spider-Man 55, Daredevil 35, Thor 147, Tales to Astonish 98 with Namor and Hulk, and X-Men 39! Hoary amnesia tropes! Trapster self-esteem building! Buff Loki! Orca punching! Angel suspenders! Check it out!

    123 Marvel Reread Club November 1967 with Mike Collins (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 59:30


    MRC and special guest Mike Collins finish up the books of November 1967, including Fantastic Four 68, Strange Tales 162 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense 95 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers 46. A bad Kirby cover! Making Bond Jealous! All swipe-pages! Sitwell! Agent Thirteen! Whirlwind! Check it out!

    122 Marvel Reread Club November 1967 with Mike Collins (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 60:19


    MRC welcomes the legendary British penciller Mike Collins (who drew the first appearance of Gambit!) to discuss the books of November 1967, featuring Amazing Spider-Man 54, Daredevil 34, Thor 146, Tales to Astonish 97 with Namor and Hulk, and X-Men 38! Roomer has it! Too Dumb to Die! Volstagless-Thor! Swamp Men! Living Lightning! Blobby pupils! Check it out!

    121 Marvel Reread Club Annuals 1967

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 85:32


    It's time for our 1967 Annuals Episode, with Daredevil Annual 1, Amazing Spider-Man Annual 4, Avengers Annual 1 and Fantastic Four Annual 5! Dollar Store Sinister Six! Secret Larry! Asgardian Tossing! Procreation! Check it out!

    120 Marvel Reread Club October 1967 (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 70:47


    MRC finishes up October of 1967 with Fantastic Four 67, Strange Tales 161 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense 94 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers 45. The Creature in Lock 41! The Id-Paralyzer! All-Swipes! Titanium Miniskirts! MODOK vs. Beekeepers! Waffle-Pattern Eyes! Check it out!

    119 Marvel Reread Club October 1967 (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 66:11


    MRC launches into October of 1967 with Amazing Spider-Man #53, Daredevil #33, Thor #145, Tales to Astonish #96 with Namor and Hulk, and X-Men #37! Seeds of the clone sagas! A laundry list of things not associated with beetles! T-Shirt Thor! Polar Serpents! The Beginning of the End of Human Evolution! Far Out Helmets! Check it out!

    118 Marvel Reread Club September 1967 (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 67:00


    MRC wraps up September 1967 with Fantastic Four #66, Strange Tales #160 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #93 with Iron Man and Captain America and Avengers #44! Electroni-Blades! Gravity-Nullifying Belts! The Lost Communion of Evil Intent! MODOK! Deadly belt buckles! Check it out!

    117 Marvel Reread Club September 1967 (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 62:26


    MRC goes guestless to tackle the first half of September, 1967, with Amazing Spider-Man 52, Daredevil 32, Thor 144, Tales to Astonish 95 with Namor and the Hulk, and X-Men 36! Penthouse Dungeons! Convenient antidotes! Asgaaard! The resource curse! Vacuum rays! The Quest for Gas Money! Check it out!

    116 Marvel Reread Club August 1967 (part 2) with George O'Connor

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 81:00


    George O'Connor returns to help MRC finish off August of 1967 with Fantastic Four 65, Strange Tales 159 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense 92 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers 43! Auras of Negativism! Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine! La Leche Es Verde! 4/5ths Face! The Ultimate No-Prize! Convenient Homing-Beam Gizmos! Check it out!

    115 Marvel Reread Club August 1967 with George O'Connor (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 87:26


    MRC welcomes special guest George O'Connor to cover the books of August, 1967! A discussion of George's Asgardians graphic novels leads right into Thor 143, then Amazing Spider-Man 51, Daredevil 31, Tales to Astonish 94 with Namor and the Hulk, and X-Men 35! Lots of heroes pretending they don't know how money works! Pre-Puzo Puzo! Convenient fire-fighter nets! Lost weekends! Check it out!

    114 Marvel Reread Club July 1967 (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 55:10


    MRC finishes up July of 1967, with Fantastic Four 64, Daredevil 30, Thor 142, Tales of Suspense 91 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers 42! Wonder of Wonders! Matt as Mike as DD as Thor! Anti-Force! Centrifugal Rays! Check it out!

    113 Marvel Reread Club July 1967 (part 1) with Dan McCoy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 81:54


    MRC welcome super-special guest Dan McCoy, Emmy-winning writer and co-host of The Flophouse! We discuss four books from July 1967: Amazing Spider-Man 50, Strange Tales 158 with SHIELD and Dr Strange, Tales to Astonish 93 with Namor and Hulk, and X-Men 34! Spidey No More! Monocle upon eye patch upon monocle! An actual Pink Floyd Album cover! Shameless swipes! Check it out!

    112 Marvel Reread Club June 1967 (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 67:20


    MRC finishes up June of 1967 with Fantastic Four #63, Strange Tales #157 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #90 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #41! The NYPD's Cement-Bazooka Squad! Hallucination Cubes! Neckless! 24-Hour Treason! Heckless! Check it out!

    111 Marvel Reread Club June 1967 (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 75:00


    MRC unmasks June 1967, with Amazing Spider-Man 49, Daredevil #29, Thor 141, Tales to Astonish 92 with Namor and the Hulk, and X-Men 33. Bamboo TV! Dissociative identity disorder! Rasslin'! It! Wile E. Coyote Holes! Cyttorak Lollipops! Check it out!

    110 Marvel Reread Club May 1967 (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 74:58


    MRC finishes up May of 1967 with Fantastic Four #62, Strange Tales #156 featuring SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #89 featuring Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #40! Blastaar! Zip-a-Tone-Man! Zom! Bachelor Life! The Amalga-Beast! Check it out!

    109 Marvel Reread Club May 1967 (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 74:51


    MRC steals the gimmick of May 1967, starting with Amazing Spider-Man #48, Daredevil #28, Thor #140, Tales to Astonish #91 with Namor and Hulk, and X-Men #32! Cruci-fiction! Blind/Freeze-Rays! Stimuloids! Democracy sucks! Infinite Weapons! Satan's Saints! Check it out!

    108 Marvel Reread Club April 1967 (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 72:35


    MRC returns from hiatus to finish April 1967, going all out of order with Daredevil #27, Fantastic Four #61, Avengers #39, Tales of Suspense #88 with Captain America and Iron Man, and Thor #139! Rocking chair helicopters! Latverian headshop blacklight posters! Thunderboot! Pepper hooves! Kane tech! Colletta really messing this one up! Check it out!

    107 Marvel Reread Club April 1967 (part 1) With Heidi MacDonald Mixdown Copy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 74:18


    To discuss the first half of April 1967, MRC welcomes legendary comics journalist Heidi MacDonald (who actually knew Marie Severin and tells us about her!) She chose her favorites, so we're out of order, doing X-Men 31, Amazing Spider-Man 47, Tales to Astonish 90 featuring Namor and Hulk, and Strange Tales 155 featuring SHIELD and Dr Strange! Check it out!

    106 Marvel Reread Club March 1967 with Bill Cairns (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 79:33


    MRC finishes up March of 1967 with Fantastic Four #60, Strange Tales #154 with SHIELD and Doctor Strange, Tales of Suspense #87 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #38! The Watcher Can't Even Watch! Darts of Doom! Veritas! Boring and Riveting! The Bamboo Curtain! Check it out!

    105 Marvel Reread Club March 1967 with Bill Cairns (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 79:27


    MRC launches into March of 1967 with special guest Bill Cairns, covering Amazing Spider-Man #46, Daredevil #26, Thor #138, Tales to Astonish with Namor and Hulk #89 and X-Men #30. Vibro-Thumbs! More Mike! Matchless Fist Pounders! Whale vs Robot! A Tale of Two Sparlings! Check it out!

    104 Marvel Reread Club February 1967 (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 61:36


    MRC finishes up February of 1967 with Fantastic Four #59, Strange Tales #153 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #86 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #36. Solar-Beam guns! Ultra-Magnetic Stabilizers! The Pillar of Peril! A Good Ol' American One-Two to the Kisser! Beeper Dogs! Ixar! Check it out!

    103 Marvel Reread Club February 1967 (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 68:54


    MRC swings into February 1967 with Amazing Spider-Man #45, Daredevil #25, Thor #137, Tales to Astonish #88 with Namor and Hulk and X-Men #29. Fights atop trains! Mike Murdoch! Spear skills! Alien littering! Revolutionary War Underground Throne-rooms! Check it out!

    102 Marvel Reread Club January 1967 (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 62:25


    MRC finishes up January 1967 with Fantastic Four #58, Strange Tales with SHIELD and Dr. Strange #152, Tales of Suspense with Iron Man and Captain America #85 and Avengers #36! The Dismal Dregs of Defeat! White Knuckles! Cunning and Guile! Note-taking! Name of a Name! Burgomeisters! Check it out!

    101 Marvel Reread Club January 1967 (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 72:54


    MRC slithers into January 1967 with Amazing Spider-Man #44, Daredevil #24, Thor #136, Tales to Astonish #87 with Namor and the Hulk, and X-Men #28. One Last Glimpse of Penn Station! Armed Brigands! Him Who Is Unknown! Mysterious Paste-Ups! Thews! Pliers! Check it out!

    100 Marvel Reread Club 1966 Annuals with Dan Santat

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 71:39


    It's our landmark 100th episode, with very special guest, National Book Award winner Dan Santat! We discuss the 1966 Annuals: Amazing Spider-Man Annual #3, Fantastic Four Annual #4, and Giant-Size Thor #2! Testiness! Anguish! Brawling! Check it out!

    099 Marvel Reread Club December 1966 with Rob Salkowitz (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 59:29


    MRC and guest comics journalist Rob Salkowitz finish up December 1966 with Fantastic Four #57, Strange Tales #151 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #84 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #35! High Intensity Inductors! Steranko! (with commentary from Steranko himself, who Steve just interviewed!) Lots of Ditko swipes! Another villain with all the powers of the heroes! Cap's disintegrated shield! Check it out!

    098 Marvel Reread Club December 1966 With Rob Salkowitz (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 80:24


    Eisner-nominated comics journalist Rob Salkowitz rejoins us to discuss December 1966, featuring Amazing Spider-Man #43, Daredevil #23, Thor #135, Tales to Astonish #86 with Namor and the Hulk, and X-Men #27. The draft! Splashes! Genetic Accelerators! Grandenetti! Red belts! Check it out!

    097 Marvel Reread Club November 1966 featuring Rachel Gluckstern (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 69:08


    MRC welcomes back special guest Rachel Gluckstern to finish up the comics from November of 1966 with Fantastic Four #56, Strange Tales #150 with SHIELD and Doctor Strange, Tales of Suspense #83 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #34! The Space-Time-Research-Visi-Phone! The Overkill Horn! Umar! McNamara! Not the Acrobat! Laser people representation! Check it out!

    096 Marvel Reread Club November 1966 (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 75:41


    MRC welcomes veteran comics editor Rachel Gluckstern to talk about November 1966, starting with Amazing Spider-Man 42, Daredevil 22, Thor 134, Tales to Astonish 85 with Namor and Hulk and X-Men 26! Mary Jane! Mafia FaceTime interviews! The High Evolutionary! Tartaglione ruins Buscema! Proto-Frogger! Check it out!

    095 Marvel Reread Club October 1966 (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 65:32


    MRC finishes up October 1966 with Fantastic Four #55, Strange Tales #149 with SHIELD and Doctor Strange, Tales of Suspense #82 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #33! Whitey! Whitney! Good Samaritans! One-Wheeler Wubble Roller-Skates! The Adaptoid! Outside Agitators! Check it out!

    094 Marvel Reread Club October 1966 (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 71:31


    ASM smashes headlong into October of 1966, with Amazing Spider-Man #41, Daredevil #21, Thor #133, Tales to Astonish #84 with Namor and the Hulk, and X-Men #25! Biker Pete! Forbidden Chambers! Fluid Bio-Verses! Paging Dr. Namor! The Whole Blamed Bullpen! Kukulcan! Check it out!

    093 Marvel Reread Club September 1966 (part2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 69:56


    MRC finishes up the ninth month of the year of Soupy Sales, 1966, with Fantastic Four #54, Strange Tales #148 with SHIELD and Dr Strange, Tales of Suspense #81 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #32! Prester on the John! The Tri-Di-Roentgen Hand-Gun! Jogging borders! Small-of-the-Back-Kicking! Excessive Irony! Check it out!

    092 Marvel RereadClub September 1966 (part1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 75:42


    MRC launches into September 1966 with Amazing Spider-Man #40, Daredevil #20, Thor #132, Tales to Astonish #83 with Namor and Hulk and X-Men #24! Sun Blast! Sonic Vortex! Power Borer! And those are all in the same panel! Check it out!

    091 Marvel Reread Club August 1966 (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 61:03


    MRC finishes up August 1966, which means X-Men #23, Tales to Astonish #82 with Namor and Hulk, Strange Tales #147 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, and Avengers #31! More bickering! Kirby record-scratch! Sheer coincidence! Steel Skull Cap! A Boss Bunch'a Threads! By Wavy Hair Betrayed! Check it out!

    090 Marvel Reread Club August 1966 (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 62:38


    MRC returns with the first half of August, 1966! That means Amazing Spider-Man #39, Daredevil #19, Thor #131, and then, because Marvel published the books out of order this month, Tales of Suspense #80! Romita times 2! One of those avant-garde New York happenings! Br'er Tony! Full Simek! Check it out!

    089 Marvel Reread Club July & August 1966 Black Panther with Georges Jeanty

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 56:43


    Veteran Marvel penciller Georges Jeanty rejoins us to discuss Fantastic Four 52 and 53, the two-part debut of the Black Panther! Cassette recorders! Whistling Watusi! Check it out!

    088 Marvel Reread Club July 1966 (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 64:20


    MRC continues our march through July 1966! We're saving Fantastic Four for a special episode, so we're covering X-Men #22, Strange Tales #46 with SHIELD and (the final Ditko) Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #79 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #30! Making fun of the Mets! Hammer-Hand Androids! The Cosmic Cube! Wavy Hair! Check it out!

    087 Marvel Reread Club July 1966 (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 66:56


    MRC begins July of 1966 with Amazing Spider-Man #38 (Ditko's final issue), Daredevil #18, Thor #130, and Tales to Astonish #81 with Namor and Hulk. Pete vs. Protesters! Flying Gladiator! Elbow Lines! Underwater Radio Shack! Thick Red Washer Man! Check it out!

    086 Marvel Reread Club June 1966 (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 68:34


    MRC welcomes back Marvel superstar David Baldeon to finish up the month of June, 1966, with Fantastic Four #51, Strange Tales #145 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #78 with Iron Man and Captain America and Avengers #29!  “This Man, This Monster”!  Ramroddin'!  Mister Rasputin!  Acid-soaked Humanoids!  Dr. Yen's Brainwashing!  Check it out!

    085 Marvel Reread Club June 1966 (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 86:48


    MRC delves into June 1966 with our special guest, Marvel superstar penciller David Baldeon, live from Barcelona! We discuss Amazing Spider-Man 37, Daredevil 17, Thor 129, Tales to Astonish 80 with Hulk and Namor, and X-Men 21! Females! White mouth drapes! Tana Nile! Underwater fences! Tyrannoids! Dude ranchers! Check it out!

    084 Marvel Reread Club May 1966 (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 72:37


    MRC finishes up May 1966 with Fantastic Four #50, Strange Tales #144 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #77 with Iron Man and Captain America and Avengers 28! Egg Armaments! Thero Ray! Multiple Jet Gun! Traction Nodules! And those are all in the same panel! Check it out!

    083 Marvel Reread Club May 1966 (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 67:01


    MRC loots May of 1966, with Spider-Man #36, Daredevil #16, Thor #128, Tales to Astonish #79 with Namor and the Hulk, and X-Men #20! Dazzle Guns! Hydraulic Hoists! Beast-Fish! Actually decent inking on Sub-Mariner! Organic Energy Attractors! Check it out!

    082 Marvel Reread Club April 1966 (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 67:40


    MRC concludes April of 1966 with returning special guest Riley Brown, featuring Fantastic Four #49, Strange Tales #143 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #76 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #27! Burrito-Reed! Brainwave Stimulators! The Seven Rings of Raggadorr! Ultimo! Inferno 42! The Subliminal Recall Inducer! Check it out!

    081 Marvel Reread Club April 1966 (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 81:59


    MRC welcomes Marvel superstar penciller Riley Brown to help us launch April 1966, with Amazing Spider-Man #35, Daredevil #15, Tales to Astonish #78 with Namor and Hulk, Thor #127 and X-Men #19! Spider-butt modesty! And extra set of Ox garments! Off-model Puppet Master! Gray-haired Betty! Hollywood! Scott's double! Check it out!

    080 Marvel Reread Club March 1966 (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 69:51


    MRC trembles before the second half of March, 1966, with Fantastic Four #48, Strange Tales #142 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #75 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #26! Silver Surfer Sans Underpants! Them! Bomb-bombs! Zut Alors! Hawkeye''s Showgirls! Check it out!

    079 Marvel Reread Club March 1966 (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 66:49


    MRC dreams of March 1966 with Amazing Spider-Man #34, Daredevil #14, Thor #126, Tales to Astonish #77 with Namor and Hulk, and X-Men #18! So many blinds! Vibra-Rays! Proto-Krackle! Magnetic Attraction! Check it out!

    078 Marvel Reread Club February 1966 (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 68:40


    MRC finishes up February 1966 with Fantastic Four #47, Strange Tales #141 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #74 with Iron Man and Captain America and Avengers #25. Atmo-guns! Bazooka drills! The Enervator! Soupy Sales! The Plasti-Dome! Check it out!

    077 Marvel Reread Club February 1966 (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 66:09


    MRC struggles under the weight of February 1966 with Amazing Spider-Man #33, Daredevil #13, Journey Into Mystery #125 with Thor, Tales to Astonish #76 with Namor and the Hulk and X-Men #17! More poor photojournalism ethics! Vibrating shorts! Exploso-rays! High intensity paralyzer howitzers! Check it out!

    076 Marvel Reread Club January 1966 (part 2) Mixdown Copy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 54:47


    MRC finishes up January 1966 with Fantastic Four #46, Strange Tales #140 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #73 with Namor and the Hulk, and Avengers #24. Universal Control Rods! Blisteringly accurate barking burp guns! Pincers of Power! Post-Heck Iron Man! Gas guns that look suspiciously like real guns! Protecto-Shields! Check it out!

    075 Marvel Reread Club January 1966 (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 69:19


    MRC launches into January 1966 with Amazing Spider-Man #32, Daredevil #12, Journey Into Mystery with Thor #124, Tales to Astonish #75 with Hulk and Namor, and X-Men #16. A clean break! Cruise ships with planks! Hercules teasing! Revitalizer Rays! Perilously low ceilings! Check it out!

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